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Photo by DON BARTLING Adult ‘long-horned’ beetles feed on pollen, nectar, bark, leaves, sap, fruit, roots and fungi. Handle longhorns carefully; they can bite! The adult is attracted to light, and sounds like a small airplane approaching.

Photo by DON BARTLING Adult ‘long-horned’ beetles feed on pollen, nectar, bark, leaves, sap, fruit, roots and fungi. Handle longhorns carefully; they can bite! The adult is attracted to light, and sounds like a small airplane approaching.

August 22, 2019

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The beetle with long horns!
August 22, 2019 1 a.m.

The beetle with long horns!

Last week while barbecuing on my deck I was suddenly alarmed by an uninvited guest that flew in and landed on my deck floor beside the table next to the grill. The big bug started screeching an alarming sound. The disturbing guest was a robust, reddish brown, almost black colored bug. He appeared to be a giant beetle with unusually long antennas.